D. Sabonis’s team, which lost a solid lead, received another niche

Like last night in Boston, in this game, the Indianapolis club started the match as if it were on its wings. At the start of the first half, the Pacers gained a 13-point lead (32:19), which continued to grow.

Midway through the second quarter, the Pacers’ lead reached a record 16 points (46:30), but from that point on, the Knicks team, which is playing a great season, began to dominate.

Derrick Rose, a newcomer to Madison Square Garden from Detroit, once again considered the result of the second half in favor of his team (54:52) and an interesting second part of the game awaited us.

It includes a veritable warfare and potentially costly judges’ decisions. Here, in one of the third-half situations, it is clear that the offense against D. Sabonis has been committed more than once, but the referees’ whistles fell silent and Nate Bjorkgren, who could no longer stand, defended. his student and got a technical foul.

4 minutes remaining At the end of the game, the Pacers were still ahead (98:93), but then the hosts were as quick as 11: 0 – eight of these points were scored by the young RJ Barrett.

The Indiana club almost managed to survive: 3s by Edmond Sumner and Saboni brought the guests closer to two points (106: 108), and then two penalties by RJ Barretto were passed, but there were 5 seconds left. the Lithuanian made a mistake and Frank Ntilikina secured the Knicks victory with two free throws.

Tom Thibodeau’s students leveled the win-loss balance (.500) for the first time this season and won six times in the last seven games.

The Indiana team is going through a difficult stage: losing for the fourth time in the last five games. These defeats were experienced only by video. 5.2 points difference.

D. Sabonis was close to a triple-double in this game: he scored 15 points (3/8 double, 2/2 trit., 3/5 penalty), bounced 7 balls, made 9 assists. It is true that the tall man made 5 mistakes and made 4 times.

The Pacers played without leading player Malcolm Brogdon in the game, and TJ McConnell, who finished in the starting five, played very well, scoring 17 points and giving up 12 assists.

Julius Randle, who was chosen for the first time for the All-Star Game, was enraged in the ranks of the hosts: 28 points and 10 rebounds.

“The New York Knicks”: Julius Randle’as 28 (10 atk. Kam., 6 rez. Lost, 4 per. Kam.), RJ Barrettas 24 (7 atk. Kam.), Derrickas Rose’as 17 (11 rez. Lost, 4 for .kam.), Immanuelis Quickley 10.

“Indiana Pacers”: Dougas McDermottas 20, TJMcConnellas 17, Domantas Sabonis 15, Justinas Holiday 13, Myles Turneris 11 (4 blk.).

Other nightly results:

Philadelphia 76ers – Cleveland Cavaliers after extension 109: 112 (J.Embida 42 / C. Sexton 28);

“Washington Wizards” – “Minnesota Timberwolves” 128: 112 (B.Bealas 34 / KA.Townsas 23);

“San Antonio Spurs” – “New Orleans Pelicans” 117: 114 (D.DeRozanas 32 / B.Ingramas 29);

“Orlando Magic” – “Utah Jazz” 109: 124 (N.Vucevičius 34 / D.Mitchellas 31);

“Oklahoma City Thunder” – “Denver Nuggets” 96: 126 (D.Bazley 22 / J.Murray 26);

„Brooklyn Nets“ – „Dallas Mavericks“ 98: 115 (J.Hardenas 29 / L.Dončičius 27).